WordPress File Upload / WordPress File Upload Pro <= 4.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-2688
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published May 23, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka
Description

The WordPress File Upload and WordPress File Upload Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the vulnerable parameter wfu_newpath. This allows administrator-level attackers to move files uploaded with the plugin (located in wp-content/uploads by default) outside of the web root.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.19.1
Patched Version
  • 4.19.2
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-file-upload-pro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.19.1
Patched Version
  • 4.19.2
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